Against Michigan State on Jan. 17, Beilein inserted senior guard Stu Douglass into the starting lineup in place of sophomore forward Evan Smotrycz.

Since that decision, Michigan has gone 2-2. And, for now, Beilein says he has no plans on changing anything.

"I like the defense we can come out with, I like how we can sometimes turn matchups in our favor," Beilein said of his current lineup. "I think we've gotten off to pretty good starts (with this current lineup)."

In the current configuration, which Michigan will feature Wednesday against Indiana (6:30 p.m., BTN), Douglass starts as the off-guard next to freshman point guard Trey Burke.

Beilein says he's been encouraged by that particular starting five's ability to begin games in a positive manner. Outside of a rough start against Arkansas, Michigan got off on the right foot against Michigan State, Purdue and Ohio State.

Against Indiana the first time this season, a Jan. 5 loss in Bloomington, Beilein started Smotrycz in place of Douglass and the Wolverines struggled from the get-go.

"We got off to a bad start (at Indiana) and we had trouble from there," he said. "They're the second or third-leading 3-point shooting team in the league, and you've got to get after them in a hurry.

"That's why we're putting as quick a team as we can out there."

Beilein didn't rule out the possibility of re-inserting Smotrycz -- who has struggled since the turn of the calendar year -- into the starting lineup at some point this season, but said it will "all depend on how people are playing."

Look-back, look-ahead?

Michigan's home game against Indiana falls in an interesting schedule gap. The Wolverines will welcome the Hoosiers to Ann Arbor for a game that falls smack in the middle of two major rivalry contests.

Michigan fell at Ohio State on Sunday and will travel to East Lansing for a rematch with Michigan State this upcoming Sunday.

Is Beilein concerned about a hangover, or a look-ahead?

"That rival stuff, I get all that stuff, but we circle every date on the calendar," Beilein said. "Whether it's an off day, a practice day, a game day, we're just trying to win that day.